Antigua government minister sues Kenneth Rijock

Rijock (left), Michael

Minister of Investment and Trade of Antigua and Barbuda, Asot Michael, has announced that he is taking legal action against Kenneth Rijock and another online blogger for defamation.

“I have instructed lawyers in the United States of America to take legal action against Kenneth Rijock and Monte Morris Friesner for knowingly and maliciously bringing my standing in the international community into disrepute and injuring my capacity to conduct transactions through the global financial system,” he stated.

He said Rijock and Friesner have been carrying out a sustained smear campaign against him and governments of the Caribbean. He stated that blogs written by them contain deliberately false and maliciously damaging claims that have hurt his standing as a Minister of the Government and his decades-old family business.

Reports are that the two recently claimed in an article that Michael was arrested in the United Kingdom and in his “bags and baggage were allegedly a number of blank, valid Antigua passports”. However, the UK National Crime Agency, in an e-mail of 13 February 2018, contradicted the claim saying that “no such items were in Mr Michael’s property and that the article is incorrect”.

“I will seek redress in the Courts from this continuous assault on my reputation by two convicted criminals whose record of unlawful conduct is notorious, and who now defame countries, companies and individuals, for money. I have endured enough of this slander and denigration and I will pursue every legal action at my disposal to get recompense”, Michael said.

Rijock, who is based in Miami, is facing legal troubles from Dominica after Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, along with Foreign Affairs Minister, Francine Baron, National Security Minister, Rayburn Blackmoore, and Police Inspector Pellam Jno Baptiste, filed a lawsuit against him for failing to retract published allegations that thousands of blank Dominican passports were issued to Moroccan Ambassador to Dominica, Mohamed Benjilay.

The lawsuit was filed on May 15th, 2017, at the High Court in Roseau.

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37 Comments

  1. June 22, 2018

    Asot Michael NEVER SUED ME. Michael is about to be indicted for bribery in the UK,
    and these rest of you Skerrit lovers can go pound sand. he’s next. I have also NEVER BEEN SUED in Grenada, when I exposed their PMs corruption.

  2. Man bite dogs
    April 20, 2018

    @ Francisco, you keep telling us that you have degree in all sorts of things such as engineering, medical studies, rocket science and now scientific degree in parasites, so you agree with the Kid, Rijock is a parasite.

    • You see, you are liar, you are lying on me right now!

      For whatever it’s worth boy, I do not have lie to you or anyone! If you missed it the first time. Note: I earned an Associate in Science in Electronics: I also earned a Bachelor in Science in Electronic Engineering: I also earned a Bachelor in Science in Electrical Engineering, compounded with an Associate in Arts, in the Liberal Arts!

      I made my living working as a Electronic Engineer, until I decided to change profession, and majored in Health Science, and was well on my way to becoming a medical doctor, when I dropped out of medical school for obvious reasons! I never said I have a medical degree; what I can assure you is that I know plenty about the human body, and medicine that if the opportunity arise; I might be able to save your  miserable life!

      I am the kid from Wesley: My name is Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque (Son Fu Ma John), I am not fictitious okay! 

  3. KID ON THE BLOCK
    April 19, 2018

    Rijock is a parasite that feeds on people like Matt and the UWP supporters brain to enrich his ego.

    • You  a nobody; an idiot, one in the twenty-first century asking me a man with four scientific degrees to my credit, if I have a schooling leaving certificate; old as I am when I attended prior to college and university the GCE (general certificate of education) was the order of the day in Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean; prior to that they gave the Cambridge certificate.

      School Leaving certificate was given in the late 1940’s no later than 1948 or there about when one left school in grade (7) “standard seven” in elementary school. So, if you do not have a clue of the latter, you are some old beat-up nobod not in any position to call an learned man like Rijock a parasite.

      You are more a parasite than anyone you may think is a parasite, at least we know Rijock is a real person Tony proved that to us! You write under all sort of name on DNO,

      You change to Kid On Block, because nobody like your old name or you! 

      • KID ON THE BLOCK
        April 19, 2018

        Did you read over the BS you wrote? That’s all I could say. If you did, who is really the idiot? You do need a ‘schooling’ leaving certificate. And add your fifth senseless degree to your credit,

      • World's Moistest Jheri Curl
        April 21, 2018

        for someone that brags about how learned they are… you sure have a lot of typos

  4. Dominican
    April 19, 2018

    I wonder if that was a wise move by. mr. Michael. It certainly has not helped his government,or any others in the region, including ours. I do not think this lawsuit can succeed in any way but it has given mr. Rijock more exposure. Many more of us will be aware of his existence and will be reading his blogs. A case of cutting your nose to spite your face I believe.

    • Chess game
      April 19, 2018

      You are wrong. It will also cost him to defend himself, costs will depend on profile/calibre of lawyers he hires.

    • Toto
      April 19, 2018

      Thanks pal, very interesting. I find the guy’s blog on the internet and will read it again.

  5. Martin
    April 18, 2018

    Take a look at what these men say about our beautifull home and people

    https://www.wantedsa.com/index.php/search-page?searchword=Dominica&searchphrase=all

  6. Jamal Jones
    April 18, 2018

    So what is that to us DNO just asking

    • budman
      April 19, 2018

      what foolish question are you asking? this is news about an OECS neighbour; a specific neighbour with whom we have a long shared history. Have you ever gone to a BBC or CNN website and ask them why they are reporting news outside of the UK or US? of course not. we need to know what’s going on everywhere. how can you be this ignorant in 2018 when access to education and knowledge is but a click away?

  7. mine
    April 18, 2018

    wow! uwp friend so the same thing he said about DLP, stop defaming people.

  8. April 18, 2018

    Skerrit must goooooooo

  9. 1.   http://wantedsa.com/index.php/sections/world/392-caribbean/2687-asot-michael-arrested-in-the-united-kingdom-because-of-an-investigation-involving-bribes-to-antigua 

    2.  http://wantedsa.com/index.php/sections/world/392-caribbean/2686-asot-michael-accused-of-extortion-by-prominent-antigua-business-man 

    3.  http://wantedsa.com/index.php/sections/world/392-caribbean/2559-if-antigua-s-tourism-minister-was-in-transit-to-france-what-was-he-doing-in-london 

    If one read about Asot, and ponder on his alleged involvement in alleged crimes; even getting arrested in England, with an alleged reputation like that, he could never prevail in any court case in the United States!

    • budman
      April 19, 2018

      that is an illogical conclusion that you made

      • Between you and I which of us knows more about the American legal system?

      • Anonymous
        April 19, 2018

        Come on Francisco, you don’t know everything. Be a bit more humble so you run less risk of ridiculing yourself..

    • Chess game
      April 19, 2018

      Dude it’s all fake news. Do you also fall for the stories where same Rijcock simply replaces one country’s name with another to make it sound believable?

  10. Man bites dogs
    April 18, 2018

    Ì would like to see the Antiguan government take hold of that Snake Rijock, this guy is just a wicked and nasty person taking the piss out of Dominicans both he and Linton, blue belly idiotic party, they say you could always tell people by the friends they keep! Rijock has a nerve staying in Miami, writing all sorts of crap about Dominica Pm Skerrit, and Caribbean Governments, this is Linton white God Mr Satan his self!!!
    Also DNO, when people write all rubbish RUM shop talking about Mr Skerrit, that’s ok. When i and others says our bits none violence against so-called blue belly idiotic party it will be awaiting moderation for hours till it’s removed, I know why so it will be stupid to asked why.

  11. Roy Williams
    April 17, 2018

    They are climbing the wrong tree. If they do reach the top, they will be badly hurt. I refer to Roosevelt Skeritt and Asot Michael. According to the local saying, “let sleeping dogs lie.” “You cannot be wrong and strong.”

  12. That is another joke case, that will never see light of day in America; Asot character will be called into question by the time he fills out an interrogatory; and if he scrape through that his credibility will suffer defeat in a deposition!

     His case will never make it on any court docket in any court of law in the United States!

    • Man bite dogs
      April 19, 2018

      @ Francisco, I am pleased to say that you are happy your crooked and Lair friends Kenneth Rijock, Linton, Fontaine might get away with the family of crime but won day soon enough we will get Rijock and his associates in court not in Dominica, but much more higher watch this space.

      • Cont:

        If Gaston had any confidence in Asot as an honest man, he would have supported him while Scotland Yard locked him in England!

        Do you know on what suspected crime he was arrested?

        Well, let me pretend I doh you tell me(but I know but I doh I doh talking eh)! You know more than I do!

         “but won day soon enough we will get Rijock and his associates in court not in Dominica, but much more higher watch this space.” (Man eat Dog Meat).

        You like to I am talking crap!

        Nevertheless, ask our illustrious SC Tony what happened to the case that “alyou” filed in Dominica, and claimed to have served writ (summons ) on Rijock in Florida to go to Dominica in alyou kangaroo court to be prosecuted, as the SC what happen to that case nuh!

        Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

        Boy, I feel very sorry for you eh!

  13. My little take
    April 17, 2018

    Being a creole speaking Dominican if I saw the word Asot, I would take it to mean A- fool. But quite clear Asot acted as a genius with that lawsuit threat. He definitely stopped the Antiguan calypsonians and media from talking, just as Skerrit and Tony stopped Matt and Q95 from having Rijock on q95 and reading his articles on air. Asot has done just that and knowing that Antiguans read and understand better than Dominicais, would dare not talk about forcing Rijock to come to Antigua for his case, because he knows Antiguans no better. So he said the case will be heard in the US, though we all know he was joking. But there will be no case because these guys do not want to open any can of worms in he Caribbean, let alone in the US. This is nothing more than hush Antiguans, just as Tony and Skerrit scared Matt and Q95

    • ”  Asot acted as a genius with that lawsuit threat. He definitely stopped the Antiguan calypsonians and media from talking, ”

      What you do not realize is that Asot Micheal genius perhaps means something to you in Dominica if that’s where you are; he might be able to stop a poor calypsoinain from singing like in the song “I fagot:”  (When I ask Asot about the message) “he to say I fagot. ”

      Do you know what the word “fagot” means in America?

      All that crap about he instruct attorney’s in America to take action against Rijock and Monte is nothing more than a whole pile of baloney! If he retained an attorney in the United States, how come he has not disclosed the law firm. 

      All he is doing is trying to impress those who are ignorant, and do not know how the legal system works here. You read about where Tony said he served paper on Rijock in Florida to  appear  in court in Dominica; ask; Tony what happen, if Rijock is in ail?

    • Jerry sambo
      April 19, 2018

      I consider very rude and disrespect I’ve to asser that antiguans read and understand better than Dominicans. I suggest you crawl back under whatever piece of card board you have covering you where you are and don’t you ever disrespect Dominicans again. You need to learn to spell and if you could read you would see that you spell Dominicans wrong so go find yourself a shell that’s hard enough to take the weather. You are totally rude and out of place to Tate such claims. That just shows you are highly educated in ignorance and versed in local stupidity.

  14. KID ON THE BLOCK
    April 17, 2018

    That same Rijock again? Matts’ boy, in HOT WATER again! Wonder what UWP and it’s supporters have to say about that.

  15. Yes I
    April 17, 2018

    Wow! Someone is in deep shit

    • Anonymous
      April 19, 2018

      Yeah, and I don’t think it is Kenneth Rijock. He has experienced jail and is a lawyer. He knows what he is doing. He Goes where our local journaliste dare not trend. Long live the internet.

      • Chess game
        April 19, 2018

        You mean long live fake news.

  16. Toto
    April 17, 2018

    How do you pursue a lawsuit in a court in Dominica against a U.S.citizen who is based in Miami. Good luck, I say.

    • KID ON THE BLOCK
      April 18, 2018

      What the hell you know about law? Are you are lawyer? Go do some homework.

  17. We Not Real
    April 17, 2018

    But but but didn’t Skerrit and Tony sue that same Rijock? What became of that lawsuit ? Rijock has never stopped calling them out and accusing them out when necessary. So that lawsuit thing was to give people the impression that they were talking him on, though they knew they could not because no way in hell they would want that balloon to burst wide open. The same is true with the Antiguan minister and government. This is all domestic damage control

  18. Good Ting
    April 17, 2018

    Send help, Enquiring minds wants to know if it is that infamous CON artist that was at one time affiliated with our Wanna a be PM? Well when you play with dogs you will get tick! Shameful to have such a deceitful and disgraceful individual as a partner. No wonder Skerro didn’t see the jail cell.

  19. Yes I!
    April 17, 2018

    Rijock again!! Dominicans should realize by now that that man is nothing but a political hit man. He’s also being sued in Grenada. When will Matt and the UWP see him for who he is? How can any political party place their trust in a character like that while asking the people for their trust and promising an corruption government. Has anyone cared to ask what Rijocks payment would be if UWP wins? As a matter of fact, they would be selling their souls……

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